Tulane Falls at Georgia Tech, 55-51

Thursday, December 3

Atlanta, Ga.

5 p.m.

Tulane University

2-1,0-0AAC

Georgia Tech

2-1,0-0ACC

Tulane

Georgia Tech

Dec 3, 2020 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Pierce Feltner

ATLANTA – The Tulane women's basketball team fell at Georgia Tech, 55-51, on Thursday night.

"It was a tough game," head coach Lisa Stockton said. "We just couldn't shoot the ball very well. I thought our defense was great. They are so much bigger than we are, and we only lost the rebounding battle by five. We actually had more offensive rebounds than they did. We fought hard. We had a shot to tie it at the end. I'm proud of them. I think that they came in here to battle. They showed what kind of defense we can play, and I think we've got some really good things to look forward to."

The Green Wave (2-1) posted 37 rebounds and seven steals, while the Georgia Tech (2-1) had 42 rebounds and eight steals. Tulane's defense stepped up and forced the Yellow Jackets into 16 turnovers. The Green Wave also held Georgia Tech to 35.5 (22-62) percent from the field. Freshman Jerkaila Jordan led the Green Wave with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. while senior Krystal Freeman logged seven points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Senior Arsula Clark added 15 points.

After trading baskets to start the third, Georgia Tech closed the period on a 10-2 run to take a 38-30 lead into the fourth. Clark opened the fourth with a jumper in the paint to cut the score to 38-32. After four points from Georgia Tech, the Olive and Blue went on an 8-2 run to cut the Georgia Tech lead to 44-40.

The Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 49-42 then the Green Wave used five straight points from Clark and two free throws from Freeman to cut the score to 49-47 with 2:20 remaining. The two teams traded baskets until the score was 53-51 with 33 seconds remaining. Georgia Tech had possession after junior Dynah Jones hit a layup. Jones then forced a Yellow Jackets turnover to give the ball back to Tulane. The Green had three chances to tie or take the lead in the next possession but were unable to convert.

Both teams started the game slow, but the Wave took an early lead. The Green Wave and the Yellow Jackets traded buckets throughout the first and closed the quarter tied at 12. Georgia Tech opened the second quarter with an 8-2 run, but the Green Wave fought back to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 23-21 at the break.

Jordan led the way for the Green Wave in the first half with 10 points and four rebounds.

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